West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-04-28

you rather havc proSscd o. your lips In the
closing moment--ths Gun oi Bclshazznrcan
waSSail or tho chalhco OF Christian cCmmun-
ioui Who would YOU rather have for your
pail bcarciH Che elders of a Christian church.
or tho companions whose conversation Wa,
fIill ot slang and innucndCl Who would YOU
rather haze for your eternal companions
those mon who spend their evenings
eet,ins gambling, swe'rinS' enroT,s!n|g
child, taiss bright Tirl whom the
Lori toOki Oh VOW would NOT have bs,ti
away 50 much nights woSld yau, " you had
known she was going away So coonl Dear
me, yoCfr house has mover been the same tince
since Your Sifs has never Frightened mp,
she has never got over it Shc never will gct
ovor H. How long the evenings arc with no
one to put To bed, and no ono TO Nbcm TO
tell the beautiful Bible stories.
What pity it Is that you cannot spend
moro evenings ut homo In trying 20 holp her
bear that sorrow. YOU can never drown that
grief IN the vino cup You can never break
away from The littlc arms that uscd 60 bc
nnnng around your mock when she ussNi 10 say:
"IRpa, do stay with mo Tonight Do stay
with me tonight You viii never IL able to
wipe away from your lips the dying kiss OF
your little girl. The fascination OF n bad So
cret society is 50 great that rcmetimoS n man
mas turned his back on his home whom his
child Vne dying OF scarlet foycr. Ho won't
away. Before iIo got back nt midnight the
eyes had been ClbNed, the undertaken
had done his work difl tho wife
worn out with three weeks wntchitfg lay un.
coniciotrs In the next room. Then The ~
turned fathor comes upstairs and he secs the
cradle gono and tho ~indows up, and says:
what is the mattcrN ON tbo Judgment
Day ho will find out what was the I0atiCr.
oh, man astray God help youl I ann going
70 make very stout ropc. You know TINT
somotimcs q ropefuaker will take very small
threads and Wind their together until after
while they become eifip cSblo. And am
going TO take some very small Delicate thread
and wind them together until they make n
very stout rope. / will take all the mciIic,rtoa
OF the marriage day-a thread OF laughter
thread of light, n thrend of music, "A thread
OF banquetihg,n n thread Of cOnprntulation. md
/ twist th'm together and have ono strand
Then take thfead OF tho hour Of the first
advent in your house, IA thread of the darkness
that tprecedcd, and thread OF tile Iigbt that fol
lowed; and thread Of tho beautiful scarf thnt
little child used 10 wear when she bounded
out at eventidc To greet you: and then n
thread OF tho beautiful dress i'm which you
laid her away for the resurrection; and then
twist nll these threads together, and have
another strand. Then | tuko n thread of
the scarlet robe OF tho suffering Christ
and thread Of the whito raimcnt
Of your loved ones before the throne and a
string OF the harp cherubic, and string OF
the harp seraphC, ,aiid twist them altogether
and have n third strand "Oh," YOU say
"cither strand IL enough 20 hold fast n world y
No; viii take these strands and will twist
them together and one end OF that ropo
| Will fasten, not to tho communion
table, for IL shall be removed; not 10 n pillar
Of the organ, for that will crumbe In the
ages; but / wind 10 round and round the
cross Of "A sympathizing Christ, and, having
fastened ono end Of the rope to the cross, I
throw the other end 10 you. Lay hold Of iti
Pull for your lifol Pull for Heaven!